SPLITS, EXTRUSION AND INTEGRATION THE IMPACT OF ‘POTENTIAL SPACE’ FOR GROUP RELATIONS AND SPONSORING INSTITUTIONS

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Title: SPLITS, EXTRUSION AND INTEGRATION THE IMPACT OF 'POTENTIAL SPACE' FOR GROUP RELATIONS AND SPONSORING INSTITUTIONSYear: 2007Authors: Sher, M.Abstract:

This presentation will discuss historical sources and developmental linkages between Group Relations from the standpoint of four institutional ‘stables’ – research and evaluation, clinical, professional development and spiritual. The argument will be made that (i) these four institutional ‘stables’ have each uniquely influenced the theory and practice of the ‘community of group relations practitioners’; and that (ii) group relations is an object and a source of strong institutional ambivalence in the ‘political spaces’ of sponsoring institutions that positions group relations as a source of creativity and terrifying anxiety.

Keywords: research, evaluation, clinical, professional development, spiritual, group relationsLanguage: English

Date: 6/29/2007Location: Stockholm, SwedenName of Event/Conference: 24th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Psychoanalytic Study of OrganizationsSponsoring Organization: ISPSO